Stress Management

The body’s natural response to physical, mental, and emotional demands or challenges, involving physiological and psychological reactions that help an individual cope with internal or external pressures.

• Stress Response

• Stress

• Eustress

• Distress

Any event, situation, or demand that triggers a stress response.

• Stress

• Stressor

• Stress Response

• Distress

It is perceived as likely to cause harm, even if no actual harm occurs, and is viewed as a potential danger that may negatively affect one’s well-being or safety.

• Threat situations

• Harm and loss events

• Challenging situations

• Academic work

A stress that causes anxiety or concern, feels unpleasant, and is perceived as outside our coping abilities.

• Anxiety

• Eustress

• Depression

• Distress

The following situation illustrates a type of stress that is considered positive:

• Relationship breakups

• Family problems

• Getting a new job

• Serious illness

It is a component of stress that causes difficulty in concentration, poor decision-making, irritability, and the persistent development of irrational thoughts and fears in everyday situations.

• Environmental

• Mental

• Emotional

• Physiological

It is the feeling of anger, annoyance, or tension that arises when a person is unable to achieve a goal or accomplish something, often leading to frustration and emotional discomfort.

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Fear

• Frustration

It is often referred to as the "fight or flight" response, representing the body’s initial reaction to a stressor, where physiological changes prepare an individual to confront or escape the threat.

• Resistance

• Alarm

• Exhaustion

It refers to long-term stress.

• Acute

• Chronic

• Adrenaline

• Cortisol

It is the 'body system' that becomes highly active during stressful situations, preparing the individual to respond to the stressor.